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desaparecer
when the government detains someone without telling them where they are
luchar
to fight
maltratar
to abuse a person or an animal
torturar
to torture
el/la campesino/a
farmer
la corrupción política
dishonest actions of authority figures
la crueldad
a cruel action
la democracia
democracy
el/la desaparecido/a
a person who is illegally detained by the government and no one knows where they are
el desempleo
lack of employment / stable income
la dictadura
form of government where one person/small group has the absolute power of the government (executive, legislative, and judicial)
la escasez
lack of one thing (ie. food, water, schools, etc.)
el hambre
hunger
la huelga
strike (labor)
el/la indígena
indigenous person
el maltrato
physical or psychological mistreatment of a person or animal
el/la minero/a
miner
el/la obrero/a
blue-collar worker (manual labor)
la pobreza
poverty
la riqueza
abundance of something (wealth)
el subdesarrollo
underdevelopment
analfabeto/a
illiterate
desnutrido/a
malnourished
pobre
poor
subdesarrollado (o en vías de desarollo)
someone who lives in an underdeveloped place
el costo de (la) vida
living costs
los derechos humanos / los derechos fundamentales
human rights / fundamental rights
la esperanza de vida al nacer
life expectancy at birth
el golpe (de Estado)
coup d'etat (illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership)
la libertad de expresión
freedom of speech
los sin techo
homeless
el Tercer Mundo
third world
no tener pelos en la lengua
to speak one's mind
al igual que
just like
a diferencia de
unlike
en cambio
whereas
pero
but
por eso
for that reason
porque
because
aunque
although/even though
también
too/also
sin embargo
however/ nevertheless
como
since
el suceso
event
el alcalde
mayor
el disgusto
disgust
el odio
hate
vigilar
to watch
el riego
irrigation
alborotado
agitaded
el descuido
carelessness
el tiro
shots
la venganza
vengeance
mocetón
muscular/ robust man
el/la viudo(a)
widow/widower
el desprecio
disdain
la guagua
bus
el formulario
form
la lágrima
tears
la sabiduría
knowledge
la vacuna
vaccine
imperialista
imperialism
inválido
cripple
el zángano
lazy
la polio
polio
arrodillarse
to kneel
echarse a reír
to burst into laughter
jalar
to pull
lloriquear
cry
el pote
jar
romperse la cabeza
to think hard about something; wrack your brains
temblar
tremble
el insulto
insult
pasmarse
to be shocked
el codo
elbow
agacharse
to bend over
la colonia
colony
cristóbal colón
christopher columbus
agarrar
to grab
el maíz
corn
los frijoles
beans
afligirse
to feel sad
sembrar
to plant
el cartero
mailman
la alegría
happiness
el billete
bill
las monedas
coins
la idea
idea
Dios
God
puñetazo
punch
el cielo
sky
el granizo
hail
el aguacero
downpour
la tempestad
tempest
la huerta
veggie garden
el alma
soul
destruir
to destroy
maduro
mature
la cosecha
harvest
la tristeza
sadness